List of all shark attacks by Great White shark
Fatal Attacks
144
Unprovoked Attacks
490
Total Attacks
647
Great White shark is responsible for 647 attacks. Out of those, 144 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 22.26%. 490 attacks came out of the blue while 157 have been provoked by humans.
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Non Fatal
| Country | Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | Hollywood Beach, just above Mattapoisett Harbor, Buzzards Bay | 15h30 | White shark (identified by Dr. Hugh Smith) | Swimming crawl stroke | FATAL, finger severed, thigh bitten He died during the surgical amputation of his leg | YES | 16yo Joseph Troy, Jr | |
| AUSTRALIA | City Beach, Perth | 12h15 | White shark, 4.2 m [13'9"] | Standing | Leg bitten, surgically amputated | NO | 18yo Ronald D. Sunderland, from the Royal Australian Navy, on leave from HMAS Leeuwin | |
| ITALY | Catania | White shark, 4 m [13'] | Fishing on a boat | No injury to occupants | NO | |||
| SOUTH AFRICA | Danger Pool, Winkelspruit, South Coast | 11h00 | White shark, species identity confirmed by tooth pattern | Treading water | FATAL, right thigh & calf bitten | YES | 25yo Joe Lees | |
| MALTA | Marsaskala | White shark, 6 m | Fishing | FATAL, Fell overboard and were killed by shark | YES | 2 fishermen | ||
| AUSTRALIA | Mordialloc | Thought to involve a 12' white shark | Fishing | FATAL, his 2.4 m dinghy was found with 2' x 3' hole in its side & tooth fragments embedded in the planking | YES | 50yo Charles Swan, a returned soldier | ||
| AUSTRALIA | West Beach, Brighton | 15h45 | White shark, 3.7 m [12'] | Swimming | FATAL | YES | Primrose Whyte | |
| CANADA | 16 km west of Digby Gut | Teeth in hull identified as those from a white shark 4.6 m [15'] in length | Fishing, hauling in fishing gear | No injury to occupants, shark bumped boat repeatedly | NO | 7.6 m motorized boat, occupants: fisherman & his son | ||
| CROATIA | Novigrad | 31-12-1969 | White shark | Spearfishing | No details | NO | Mr. Jurincic | |
| ITALY | Golfo di Oristano | 31-12-1969 | White shark | Fishing on a boat | No injury | NO | male |
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